[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H3046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          RECOGNIZING BUD COOK

  (Ms. WILD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WILD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Bud Cook, the 
northeast Pennsylvania program director for the Nature Conservancy.
  For more than 40 years, Bud has been one of the foremost advocates 
for conservation and environmental protection in my community and in 
Pennsylvania.
  For decades, Bud has led efforts to conserve and protect nature in 
the Greater Lehigh Valley and beyond. He established Monroe County 
Citizens for Open Space and led a pioneering fundraising campaign in 
support of land protection, and he has mentored generations of 
conservation advocates who have gone on to spearhead successful 
campaigns of their own.
  Bud's quick wit and passion for his work have endeared him to many 
and helped create opportunities for collaboration in communities that 
might otherwise be divided, bringing together citizens united by their 
mutual desire to protect their beloved natural environment.
  Bud's legacy can be experienced in the Hauser Nature Center in Long 
Pond, in the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and innumerable 
places across my community where natural beauty is protected and 
preserved in our time and for generations to come.
  As Bud prepares to retire and start a new chapter, I want to 
recognize his exceptional contributions.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of a grateful community, we thank and 
congratulate him for all he has done.

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